All Health Service Journal articles in 9 December 2010 – Page 2
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News
British back lifestyle nudge
Most people are happy for the government to influence behaviour to encourage healthy lifestyles, according to international research.
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Employers rail at clinical excellence award scheme
Consultant bonuses awarded by trusts reward doctors who “fill in forms” rather than those who work “at the coal face” and should be scrapped or reformed, NHS Employers has argued.
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Merger plans announced as FT deadline looms
A rush of acute hospital mergers have been announced in the wake of the Department of Health deadline for submitting plans to become a foundation trust.
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Comment
'Don't allow healthcare and public health improvement to be divided'
The raison d’être of local government is that elected councillors best represent residents’ concerns.
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Improving Access to Psychological Therapies will get outcomes link
The government plans to extend the previous government’s talking therapies programme and “link” it to the NHS outcomes framework.
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Public-private partnerships market growing to £1.8 trillion
The UK market for public private partnerships will potentially be worth £1.8 trillion over the next decade, according to analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Lansley: More pathfinders named in 'weeks'
The health secretary has said more pathfinder consortia will be named in “coming weeks and months”, following the first 54 announced today.
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Pathfinder size suggests consortia will total under 250
The size of the pathfinder commissioning consortia announced by the government suggests there are ultimately likely to be fewer than 250 covering England.
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Comment
We're feeling stretched, but we must not snap
One colleague escapes redundancy to find his role is to continue but across three newly merged directorates.
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HSJ Knowledge
Book Review: The Solutions Focus
A focus on simple solutions is just too simple to win over Liz Hedgecock
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HSJ Knowledge
How to make the most of your estate
Space utilisation is the science of making the most of locations but it is not simply a matter of shifting healthcare activities around, says Ian Greggor
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Bigger consortia safer from risk, say consultants
The deputy chief executive of the NHS has said that commissioning consortia are likely to be “fewer and bigger” than the 500 to 600 figure often cited.
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75% of children with cancer 'must travel for care'
Three out of four children with cancer have to travel to another city for treatment, according to a new report.
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NHS Direct norovirus calls hit 4,000 a week
NHS Direct is handling more than 4,000 calls a week from people suffering from suspected norovirus, figures showed today.
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Scottish Labour criticises 'staffing madness'
The NHS in Scotland employs twice as many administrators as it does doctors, Labour claimed today.
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Pathfinder consortia revealed
HSJ has obtained the names of the 54 organisations that will spearhead the government’s plans to hand commissioning over to GP consortia.
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NHS Sheffield chief executive goes to top leadership role at DH
NHS Sheffield chief executive Jan Sobieraj is to be seconded to the Department of Health to work on leadership.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why are women still being barred from leadership?
While women are increasingly seeking leadership positions in healthcare, many organisational barriers persist, say Fiona Pathiraja and Marie-Claire Wilson
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News
Bolton trust to change its name
Royal Bolton Hospital Foundation Trust is to change its name from April 2011, with the public being asked to vote on alternatives.
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Drunk tanks proposed to take pressure off services
Drunk tanks and booze buses should be used to take some of the burden of intoxicated people off the hands of the health service and the police, a report has said.
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